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Canadians hope to be in the pink in second half

Vancouver Canadians mascot at work during baseball game against Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium.

Photograph by: Steve Bosch
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It will be Pink Out the Park Night Thursday at Memorial Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

But as long as they don’t stink out the park, the Vancouver Canadians don’t care what the Boise Hawks’ promo people have up their clever sleeves when the Northwest League teams get back to business and open a pivotal five-game Northwest League series.

Coming off a three-day break for the single-A league’s all-star game in Everett, Wash., the C’s take a 7-6 record into the Thursday-to-Sunday series looking for wins against the 6-7 Hawks.

Vancouver, winners of the NWL championship for the past two seasons, lost the first-half pennant to the Everett AquaSox, so the squad needs to win the North Division’s second half, or at least finish second behind Everett to secure a playoff berth.

The AquaSox lead the North Division with an 8-5 record, followed by the Canadians, Tri-City Dust Devils (6-7) and Spokane Indians (5-8). The Eugene Emeralds and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes lead the South Division with 7-6 records, followed by the Hawks and Hillsboro Hops, both at 7-6. Salem-Keizer won the first-half title.

Thursday’s game starts at 6:15 p.m.

C’S SHINE AT ALL-STAR GAME

On a night dedicated to showcasing the stars of tomorrow in the Northwest League, Vancouver Canadians’ first baseman L.B. Dantzler took centre stage going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs as the North Division fell 8-7 to the South Division at the All-Star Game on Tuesday.

Dantzler, who was one of nine entrants in the Home Run Derby, smashed a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning off of Salem-Keizer starter Andrew Leenhouts to give the North Division an early 3-0 lead.

Justin Atkinson of Surrey followed up with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to extend the North lead to 5-3. Two Canadians pitchers made appearances on Tuesday with Jeremy Gabryszwski pitching a lone inning allowing two hits including a home run, while Kyle Anderson pitched a scoreless sixth inning with a strikeout.

Leading 7-5 heading to the top of the ninth inning, the North surrendered three runs to fall 8-7 in front of 3,813 fans in Everett.

BASELINES: Games Friday and Saturday in Boise will start at 6:15 p.m., while Sunday will feature a doubleheader with games slated to start at 11:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. All games will be broadcast live at www.canadiansbaseball.com ...

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